Happy Ending Pizza Parlour

I was intrigued initially by the name and subsequently the toppings of the pizza from Happy Ending Pizza Parlour (#01-35 City Gate Mall, 371 Beach Road, tel : +65 8912 1408). While those weren't all new, it seemed like some thought had been put in. Pizzas were kinda small though.

Here's a safe marinara. Tomato sauce, garlic and oregano. The menu mentioned basil but there wasn't any of it there. Couldn't taste the EVOO as well. So we now know what kind of pizza place they are.

One of the toppings I was curious about was the one with blueberry, bacon and ricotta. Not bad tasting. Came with bacon jam on the side that for some reasons reminded me of the pork miso from Nirai Kanai.

Their Hawaii 5 O is a Hawaiian pizza with pancetta instead of regular ham and cinnamon on their pineapple ring. It said "whole pineapple rings" on the menu but there was just one ring. Just that one with cinnamon. Would have made sense if all the pineapples had cinnamon to save us the pain of divvying up that one ring. What the hell were these guys thinking?

友發鸭饭 • 粿汁 (You Fa Duck Rice • Kway Chap), Dover Crescent

Delicious kway chap from You Fa (Jumbo Coffee Hub, 19A Dover Crescent). Seems that this stall was previously operating at Maxwell Food Centre. While the Chinese characters of the stall read 友發 (you fa), their social media seems to say Yu Fa. I'm a little confused here.

We got a takeaway portion for a few people. No complains about the braised duck and pig innards - notable mention goes to their braised gizzards which were remarkably tender. Maybe we could skip the pork belly the next time.  Love the velvety flavourful brown sauce which they packed on the side.

Rice-y tasting smooth sheets of kway in a light savoury broth.

Bak kwa bao from Kimly Dim Sum

Read about the bak kwa bao from these guys a couple of years ago. They're sold as a collaboration with Peng Guan Bak Kwa as a supplier of the bak kwa fillings for the bamboo charcoal infused buns.

Look at them silent stoic grey buns......

......filled with delicious smoky sweet char siew glaze/sauce, bak kwa bits and sesame seeds. I admit to being a little apprehensive before but these were quite nice.

Breakfast fish sandwich from Long John Silver's

I remember having breakfast sandwiches a long time ago from Long John Silver's. A long time like maybe almost decade back? Anyways I got one recently because I haven't had it for ages and didn't mind reminding myself why I don't eat it of how they tasted like. This was their fish sandwich - not the same fish as their regular menu because this one was breaded and not battered. A few criticisms I have. 

The tartare sauce (weak and mostly mayo) overwhelmed the cheese and even the butter on the bread. So note to self, no tartare sauce the next time. Coffee was not nice. No a la carte option was available so I was forced to buy the sandwich as a set with the tater tots and coffee which I know they charged me for. I see this as poor business ethics, nothing more.

How I ended up with a $12 packet of Beo Crescent curry rice

Now what could add up to $12 for a packet of curry rice at this affordable and popular kali png pitstop one might wonder.

I wanted to shake things up a little and break out of the pork chop/chap chye routine. This was originally intended to be just a fried egg, beans, sotong and fried prawns. Then I saw fish eggs *cues halo glow*. Something I had never seen from the Beo Crescent curry rice stall before.*gasp*

The single portion of fish eggs they gave was puny so I asked for an extra portion. And that was how I ended up with a $12 packet of curry rice.

Nutella pistachio with bacon in jalapeño cheese bagel from Two Men Bagel House

This marks my first time ordering out of the "packaged" bagels from Two Men Bagel House's menu. Not that I thought those weren't good enough. You know it (一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十 十一 十二 十三 十四). Felt like breaking out of the routine for a bit and got this jalapeño cheese bagel with Nutella, pistachio and for good measure, some bacon. I liked it. The salt from the bacon/cheese and the chocolate sweetness from the Nutella definitely paired. A bit of heat from the jalapeño gave it a light kick to keep the palate on the toes.